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Britt Baker may as well go full bore vampire gimmick because that's pretty much what she's portraying in all but name.

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ESPN to Broadcast All Elite Wrestling Exclusively in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands

-- Partnership Includes Broadcast of all Weekly AEW Matches --

February 9, 2023 – ESPN announced that it has secured exclusive broadcast rights to top American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), bringing its premium matches and entertainment to ESPN subscribers in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands starting February 16.

This marks AEW’s first broadcast deal in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, and ESPN’s first broadcast partnership with a professional wrestling organization in the region. AEW, the new professional wrestling league taking the world by storm, is continuing its meteoric rise with record-high ratings, world-class roster and highly entertaining product.

Each week on ESPN, fans in the region can catch all the action on “AEW: DYNAMITE” on Thursday AEDT, and “AEW: RAMPAGE” on Saturday AEDT, with same-day replays and episodes made available on-demand. In addition, through ESPN, fans will have access to all of AEW’s quarterly pay-per-view events on delay: REVOLUTION, DOUBLE OR NOTHING, ALL OUT and FULL GEAR.

AEW’s star-studded roster includes Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson, MJF, Jon Moxley, Jamie Hayter, Saraya, Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson, Darby Allin, Sting, Orange Cassidy, Jade Cargill, Dr. Britt Baker, Claudio Castagnoli, Adam Cole, The Acclaimed, Jungle Boy, Samoa Joe, Athena, Toni Storm, Ricky Starks, Wardlow, Buddy Matthews, and Powerhouse Hobbs. Further bolstering its global pop culture infiltration, AEW has launched impressive collections of video games, action figures, trading cards, merchandise and more.

AEW will be available on ESPN in the following locations:

Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Niue, Nauru, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Northern Marianas, Tokelau, Tahiti, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, and Wallis and Futuna.

ESPN and ESPN2 and available on Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and SKY NZ.

https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/ ... ic-islands

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That's a big step in the right direction for AEW. Oceania is a major market that has been largely untapped since Barnett stopped promoting Australia and came up to get involved with Georgia and fingerbang wrestler's booties in exchange for giving out pushes.

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Bunny broke her orbital bone in the match with Jamie. Not to make light of it but since she dresses like female Undertaker it would be funny if she started wearing the skull mask he did when Mable broke his orbital.

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Bandit wrote: Sat Feb 11, 2023 12:09 pm Bunny broke her orbital bone in the match with Jamie. Not to make light of it but since she dresses like female Undertaker it would be funny if she started wearing the skull mask he did when Mable broke his orbital.
I think this report was inaccurate, she was at an autograph signing last night and doesn't look too bad


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"This match continues picture in picture."

It doesn't on ESPN. Not a big deal though.

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Omega appeared on Renee Paquette's The Sessions for nearly an hour Tuesday.

He said that when he left in November 2021 to deal with his various injuries, he felt AEW was in a really good place and that when he returned in August 2022, he felt like Donald Glover in the famous GIF where he shows up with pizza and the entire room is on fire.

"I didn't get it. I was like, 'What is with this strange atmosphere? What is with this strange aura? Why does something feel so ominous right now?' I didn't know and couldn't figure it out. Next you knew, there was more stuff happening," he said.

Omega said he hasn't yet got himself re-familiarized backstage with what he called "the new AEW" at that point with all the new faces and all the changes since he was gone. He felt an eerie feeling and then, "Stranger things started happening. 'Oh man. What do I do? This isn't right. Someone needs to be the voice of reason. This is silly.'"

From there, "things fell off the rails. We were just involved in a very silly situation that people are probably going to be talking about for months and possibly years to come."

Omega said that anyone that has been involved in competitive sports and/or combat sports has dealt with situations where there are conflicts that are often worked out and sometimes even after a fight. He felt there was a point in which that could have happened, but soon came to realize this wasn't like high school football or someone in jiujitsu training.

"It's a shame the general public and a lot of people aren't ever going to know how it went down or how it could have been prevented or how it could have ended differently," Omega said, "I don't think anyone is happy that how it happened, or is proud that it happened. I think across the board, everyone thinks it was a terrible situation that was unnecessary."

He said since the issue, the atmosphere has cleared up backstage but that it was hard after the incident because people were forced to form their own opinions and theories and they were unable to speak on it because they were sworn to secrecy legally.

He felt that led to people leaning on the side and story of whoever they were a fan of when in reality, it could have been a combination of various theories.

While he said those involved may never get to speak about it, he is happy and thankful that no one was seriously injured and that he's moved on with life.

"(The fight) doesn't dictate what I do or what I say. I'm sure the (Young) Bucks are in same boat. I can't speak to the other parties. Hopefully they are doing well and I mean that."

Omega didn't give any hint to his future or his contract situation when asked, but the first thing that pops into his head in the next stage of his career is to be able to advise those with so much ahead of them to realize their potential sooner than he was able to.

He said he doesn't really have goals or aspirations at this stage like he did in his younger days when he was motivated to win the G1 or IWGP Champion or match of the year. That has made him question his situation at times and if he is being ungrateful or wasting his time.

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How are AEW's ratings in Australia so far?

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Bandit wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 12:56 am How are AEW's ratings in Australia so far?
Unknown, for now. It hasn't made the top 20, but the WWE shows don't either due to the live shows being on during the day. The first Dynamite showing is on at midday so would be under 20k and they don't count the repeat showings, which would be in better timeslots, in the daily ratings.

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